Bacterial burden and molecular characterization of Coxiella burnetii in shedding pregnant and postpartum ewes from Saint Kitts
This study aimed to evaluate the bacterial burden and perform molecular characterization of Coxiella burnetii during shedding in pregnant (vaginal, mucus and feces) and postpartum (vaginal mucus, feces and milk) ewes from Saint Kitts. Positive IS1111 DNA (n=250) for C. burnetii samples from pregnant (n=87) and postpartum (n=74) Barbados Blackbelly ewes in a previous investigation were used for this study. Vaginal mucus (n=118), feces (n=100), and milk (n=32) positive IS1111 C. burnetii-DNA were analysed by real time qPCR (icd gene). For molecular characterization of C. burnetii, selected (n=10) IS1111 qPCR positive samples...
Source: Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases. - May 1, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Mayra Trujillo Anne Conan Ana Cl áudia Calchi Katja Mertens-Scholz Anna Becker Christa Gallagher Alex Mau Silvia Marchi Marcus Machado Marcos Rog ério André Aspinas Chapwanya Ananda M üller Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 29, Pages 2096: Fabrication of Human Milk Fat Substitute: Based on the Similarity Evaluation Model and Computer Software
Jiaping Lv
We aimed to obtain the optimal formula for human milk fat substitute (HMFS) through a combination of software and an evaluation model and further verify its practicability through an animal experiment. The results showed that a total of 33 fatty acid (FA) and 63 triglyceride (TAG) molecular species were detected in vegetable oils. Palmitic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, 18:1/16:0/18:1, 18:2/16:0/18:2, 18:1/18:1/18:1 and 18:1/18:2/18:1, were the main molecular species among the FAs and TAGs in the vegetable oils. Based on the HMFS evaluation model, the optimal mixed vegetable oil formula was blended with...
Source: Molecules - May 1, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Huiquan Zhu Pu Zhao Xiaodan Wang Yunna Wang Shuwen Zhang Xiaoyang Pang Jiaping Lv Tags: Article Source Type: research
Comprehensive analysis of differences in the physiochemical composition of foremilk and hindmilk of grazing indigenous and crossbred dairy goats; implications for growth, milk production and industry
This study was conducted on 90 grazing Hair, Alpine × Hair F1 (AHF1), and Saanen × Hair F1 (SHF1) crossbred goats in three farms located around the Taurus Mountains in Konya, T ürkiye. The study investigated variation in milk production, physico-chemical traits of milk fractions (foremilk, hindmilk and total milk), and growth traits. Genotype, parity, offspring sex, birth type, and flock factors significantly influenced milk production and quality traits of milk fractions (P < 0.05 toP < 0.01). Does with male/single offspring produced less milk, but with higher nutrient density (P < 0.05). Hindmi...
Source: Tropical Animal Health and Production - May 1, 2024 Category: Veterinary Research Source Type: research
Comparative evaluation of bone marrow and dental pulp mesenchymal stem cells for motor functional recovery in rat sciatic nerve injury
This study delves into the impact of mesenchymal stem cells derived from bone marrow (BM-MSCs) and those sourced from dental pulp (DP-MSCs) on the recovery of motor function and morphological aspects of the rat's sciatic nerve after crush injuries. The findings highlight that the groups treated with BM-MSCs, DP-MSCs or a combination of both (BM + DP-MSCs) displayed enhanced sciatic functional index values when juxtaposed with the sham group. This points to bettered motor functionalities. A deeper morphological analysis showed that all the groups had retained perineurium structure and fascicular arrangement. Notably, the sh...
Source: Molecular Medicine - April 30, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Elgin Or çum Uzunlu Zeki O ğurtan Source Type: research
Comparative evaluation of bone marrow and dental pulp mesenchymal stem cells for motor functional recovery in rat sciatic nerve injury
This study delves into the impact of mesenchymal stem cells derived from bone marrow (BM-MSCs) and those sourced from dental pulp (DP-MSCs) on the recovery of motor function and morphological aspects of the rat's sciatic nerve after crush injuries. The findings highlight that the groups treated with BM-MSCs, DP-MSCs or a combination of both (BM + DP-MSCs) displayed enhanced sciatic functional index values when juxtaposed with the sham group. This points to bettered motor functionalities. A deeper morphological analysis showed that all the groups had retained perineurium structure and fascicular arrangement. Notably, the sh...
Source: J Cell Mol Med - April 30, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Elgin Or çum Uzunlu Zeki O ğurtan Source Type: research
Comparative evaluation of bone marrow and dental pulp mesenchymal stem cells for motor functional recovery in rat sciatic nerve injury
This study delves into the impact of mesenchymal stem cells derived from bone marrow (BM-MSCs) and those sourced from dental pulp (DP-MSCs) on the recovery of motor function and morphological aspects of the rat's sciatic nerve after crush injuries. The findings highlight that the groups treated with BM-MSCs, DP-MSCs or a combination of both (BM + DP-MSCs) displayed enhanced sciatic functional index values when juxtaposed with the sham group. This points to bettered motor functionalities. A deeper morphological analysis showed that all the groups had retained perineurium structure and fascicular arrangement. Notably, the sh...
Source: Molecular Medicine - April 30, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Elgin Or çum Uzunlu Zeki O ğurtan Source Type: research
Comparative evaluation of bone marrow and dental pulp mesenchymal stem cells for motor functional recovery in rat sciatic nerve injury
This study delves into the impact of mesenchymal stem cells derived from bone marrow (BM-MSCs) and those sourced from dental pulp (DP-MSCs) on the recovery of motor function and morphological aspects of the rat's sciatic nerve after crush injuries. The findings highlight that the groups treated with BM-MSCs, DP-MSCs or a combination of both (BM + DP-MSCs) displayed enhanced sciatic functional index values when juxtaposed with the sham group. This points to bettered motor functionalities. A deeper morphological analysis showed that all the groups had retained perineurium structure and fascicular arrangement. Notably, the sh...
Source: J Cell Mol Med - April 30, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Elgin Or çum Uzunlu Zeki O ğurtan Source Type: research
Comparative evaluation of bone marrow and dental pulp mesenchymal stem cells for motor functional recovery in rat sciatic nerve injury
This study delves into the impact of mesenchymal stem cells derived from bone marrow (BM-MSCs) and those sourced from dental pulp (DP-MSCs) on the recovery of motor function and morphological aspects of the rat's sciatic nerve after crush injuries. The findings highlight that the groups treated with BM-MSCs, DP-MSCs or a combination of both (BM + DP-MSCs) displayed enhanced sciatic functional index values when juxtaposed with the sham group. This points to bettered motor functionalities. A deeper morphological analysis showed that all the groups had retained perineurium structure and fascicular arrangement. Notably, the sh...
Source: J Cell Mol Med - April 30, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Elgin Or çum Uzunlu Zeki O ğurtan Source Type: research
Composition of breast milk from mothers of premature and full-term infants and its influence in Z-Scores for infant physical growth
This study aimed to analyze the composition of breast milk from mothers of premature and full-term i... (Source: BMC Pediatrics)
Source: BMC Pediatrics - April 30, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Guixia Chen, Rongxian Xu, Jiyong Zhang, Meifeng Yang, Jianxia Fan, Yinying Huang and Xiaoling Sun Tags: Research Source Type: research
Feasibility of intranasal human milk as stem cell therapy in preterm infants with intraventricular hemorrhage
Journal of Perinatology, Published online: 30 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41372-024-01982-8Feasibility of intranasal human milk as stem cell therapy in preterm infants with intraventricular hemorrhage (Source: Journal of Perinatology)
Source: Journal of Perinatology - April 30, 2024 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Rebecca Hoban Alessia Gallipoli Marisa Signorile Poonam Mander Andree Gauthier-Fisher Clifford Librach Diane Wilson Sharon Unger Source Type: research
A proposal to recognize investment in breastfeeding as a carbon offset
Bull World Health Organ. 2024 May 1;102(5):336-343. doi: 10.2471/BLT.23.290210. Epub 2024 Mar 7.ABSTRACTPolicy-makers need to rethink the connections between the economy and health. The World Health Organization Council on the Economics of Health for All has called for human and planetary health and well-being to be moved to the core of decision-making to build economies for health. Doing so involves valuing and measuring what matters, more and better health financing, innovation for the common good and rebuilding public sector capacity. We build on this thinking to argue that breastfeeding should be recognized in food and...
Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization - April 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Julie Patricia Smith Phillip Baker Roger Mathisen Aoife Long Nigel Rollins Marilyn Waring Source Type: research
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Virus Infection in Domestic Dairy Cattle and Cats, United States, 2024
We report highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in dairy cattle and cats in Kansas and Texas, United States, which reflects the continued spread of clade 2.3.4.4b viruses that entered the country in late 2021. Infected cattle experienced nonspecific illness, reduced feed intake and rumination, and an abrupt drop in milk production, but fatal systemic influenza infection developed in domestic cats fed raw (unpasteurized) colostrum and milk from affected cows. Cow-to-cow transmission appears to have occurred because infections were observed in cattle on Michigan, Idaho, and Ohio farms where avian influenza virus-in...
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - April 29, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Eric R Burrough Drew R Magstadt Barbara Petersen Simon J Timmermans Phillip C Gauger Jianqiang Zhang Chris Siepker Marta Mainenti Ganwu Li Alexis C Thompson Patrick J Gorden Paul J Plummer Rodger Main Source Type: research
Silymarin inhibits dermal gelatinolytic activity and reduces cutaneous inflammation
Nat Prod Res. 2024 Apr 29:1-12. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2024.2347452. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMilk thistle (Silybum marianum) is well-known for its antioxidant activity due to the presence of silymarin. Albeit some studies show a potential for skin inflammation, its activity against dermal MMP-9 and MMP-2 remains to be studied. Silymarin isolated from an S. marianum herbal extract was tested for gelatinase inhibition in the presence of isolated MMP-9 and in dermal adenocarcinome HaCaT cells. Silymarin was then further tested in vivo, using a cutaneous inflammation mice model mediated by reactive oxygen species. Silymar...
Source: Natural Product Research - April 29, 2024 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Joana Mota Catarina Faria-Silva Ana Resendes Maria Isabel Santos Manuela Colla Carvalheiro Ana Lima Sandra Sim ões Source Type: research
Effect of dietary supplementation of plantain herb, lemongrass and their combination on milk yield, immunity, liver enzymes, serum, and milk mineral status in dairy cows
CONCLUSIONS: Both plantain and lemongrass improved dairy cows' DM consumption and milk yield. Plantain and/or lemongrass enhanced the immune system and liver health, but not serum and milk calcium and phosphorus level. Lemongrass and a combination of plantain and lemongrass increased the serum and milk zinc concentrations.PMID:38680813 | PMC:PMC11055577 | DOI:10.5455/javar.2024.k764 (Source: Adv Data)
Source: Adv Data - April 29, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Md Aliar Rahman Md Rahat Ahmad Redoy Rakhi Chowdhury Mohammad Al-Mamun Source Type: research
